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title: Foiling Adhesive Shapes
description: Add foil to the New Adhesive Shapes to create a metallic shaped embellishment. Adding foil at home helps you customize a star or heart shaped embellishment in any color to match whatever project you have dreamed up. Adhesive Shapes will stick to paper, wood, metal, painted surfaces, and cork, so your imagination is the only limit!
image: https://blog.gluedots.com/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-006.jpg
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# Foiling Adhesive Shapes

Posted on Sep 6, 2023 11:00:00 AM by [Samantha Taylor](https://blog.gluedots.com/inspiration/author/samantha-taylor)

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Add foil to the New Adhesive Shapes to create a metallic shaped embellishment. Adding foil at home helps you customize a star or heart shaped embellishment in any color to match whatever project you have dreamed up. Adhesive Shapes will stick to paper, wood, metal, painted surfaces, and cork, so your imagination is the only limit!  
**MADE BY: SAMANTHA TAYLOR   |   TIME: 5-10 MINUTES**  
**LEVEL: BEGINNER   |  N/A Size**

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![Foiling Adhesive Shapes](https://blog.gluedots.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes.jpg)

**Supplies:**

- [Glue Dots® Adhesive Shapes (Stars were used for this project)](https://gluedots.com/products/stars-adhesive-shapes)
- Heat Transfer Foil (popular brands include iCraft DecoFoil, We R Heatwave Foil, and Heidi Swapp Minc Foil)
- Scissors
- Optional: Spatula

**Directions:**

1. Peel the liner off the Adhesive Star.  
   ![Foiling Adhesive Shapes-001](https://blog.gluedots.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-001.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-001.jpg)
2. Stick the star to your project.![Foiling Adhesive Shapes-002](https://blog.gluedots.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-002.jpg?width=300&height=450&name=Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-002.jpg)
3. Use scissors to cut the heat transfer foil down to a small, easily held piece
4. Place the foil, wrong side down (usually the dull, silver toned side) onto the Adhesive Star  
   ![Foiling Adhesive Shapes-004](https://blog.gluedots.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-004.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-004.jpg)
5. Rub your finger or a spatula gently over the Adhesive Star. Remove the foil piece. The foil will now have transferred to the Adhesive Star.  
   ![Foiling Adhesive Shapes-005](https://blog.gluedots.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-005.jpg?width=300&height=450&name=Foiling%20Adhesive%20Shapes-005.jpg)

Notes:  
Any brand and color of heat transfer foil should work. I tested the 3 brands listed above in multiple colors, and they all worked equally well.

Foiling works best when the Adhesive Shape is already in its final spot on the project. Trying to foil the Adhesive Star or Heart while on the liner leads to distortion of the shape when transferring it to the finished project.

 

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